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Executive Summary - Reforming the Immigration System (2010)

To File or Not to File a Notice to Appear: Improving the Government’s Use of Prosecutorial Discretion

To File or Not to File a Notice to Appear: Improving the Government’s Use of Prosecutorial Discretion with the Center for Immigrants’ Rights, Pennsylvania State University’s Dickinson School of Law

Immigration Detainee Pro Bono Opportunities Guide

Family Immigration Detention: Why the Past Cannot Be Prologue

Board of Immigration Appeals Accreditation and Entering Immigration Appearances: A Checklist Guide to 8 C.F.R. 292 (Third Edition)

ABA Civil Immigration Detention Standards

In August 2012, the ABA House of Delegates adopted the ABA Civil Immigration Detention Standards, which outline how a truly civil immigration detention system should look and operate, with the goal of offering a framework for reforming the current immigration detention system, particularly in areas of concern to the ABA.

Full Report - Reforming the Immigration System (2010)

Notices to Appear: Legal Challenges and Strategies

Notices to Appear: Legal Challenges and Strategies with the American Immigration Council and the Center for Immigrants’ Rights, Pennsylvania State University’s Dickinson School of Law.

American Justice Through Immigrants' Eyes

Representing Detained Immigration Respondents of Diminished Capacity: Ethical Challenges and Best Practices

Representing Detained Immigration Respondents of Diminished Capacity: Ethical Challenges and Best Practices

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ABA Civil Immigration Detention Standards